Monday, November 30, 2009

sugar and spice


sure she looks like she is full of sugar and spice and everything nice...



but *from who knows where* she pulls out this face...


and *ever so slightly* I start to wonder...


**for the record, this is my ABSOLUTE favorite face of Brynn's, you can't even imagine the amount of laughter it brings out in me when she does this

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Resolution

It's only November, but I have already been planning my New Year's resolution.

I have mentioned I'm a planner, right?

But first, I must brag just a little.

Since starting my quest to become a master chef...

Ha, I couldn't even keep a straight face as I typed that...

Since attempting to make meals for my family that don't come out of a box (around April-ish), I have tried 36 new recipes.

THIRTY-SIX!

That's gotta be a record, right?

No?

Oh well, I've tried 36 new recipes - some we've liked, some we haven't. But I'm darn proud of myself for trying them!

Back to my resolution.

Just about all of the new recipes I've tried, I have found online.

Yet, I have lots... I mean LOTS, of cook books. Actually, I have not counted them yet, but the entire cabinet space above my microwave is devoted to cook books.


My resolution for 2010 is to try 1 new recipe from each of the cook books I already have.

Do you find it ironic that I have so many cookbooks, yet I never really cooked before? Yeah, I think everyone who bought me cook books was trying to tell me something.

So, the reason I am figuring out my resolution now is because I am going to take the next couple months to actually organize and count how many cookbooks I have, and choose the recipes I want to try. I plan to head into the new year prepared!

I'll keep ya posted!

Wish me luck.

Monday, November 23, 2009

practice makes perfect...

I have discovered many pros & cons to being a stay at home mom.


One of the pros is being afforded the opportunity to practice patience every day.
(well... sometimes that's not a pro)


I decided to practice patience when I started giving the girls real cups instead of sippy cups.



I never would have dreamed giving Evan a real cup at this age.


Guess I am finally learning a little patience!


But not too much, there aren't any more pictures after this one since I quickly put down the camera and grabbed the cup before she could spill it!
:)

Friday, November 20, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009

THE MoSt traumatic experience to date

We all know that our possessions don't go with us when we die.

Just try explaining that to this 3-year-old:



So, instead of throwing his MOST FAVORITE TOY IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD in the trash after it ker-plunked into the toilet the other day...

...I washed it...

...I took it apart...



...I dried it...

...and put it back together...

...because of this 3-year-old:

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

and a 1 and a 2... feel the burn!


On a side note, Brynn has been pulling herself up to a standing position for only a week now. Today she started pulling herself up to the couch, and letting go! Already this girl is trying her hand at standing by herself. She kept practicing by the couch and she started pushing herself off repeatedly and flopping herself to the side, almost like she was practicing how to fall gracefully or something. I wish I had captured it on video because it was much more funny to watch than I'm sure it is me trying to explain it. Just take my word... very cute!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Pucker uP!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

the new arrangements

Well, as of Tuesday, we have new sleeping arrangements. I haven't completely processed how I feel about it yet - but I'm a little sad. I don't really know why. Probably because a crib and a pack-n-play don't really fit all that nicely in the girls' room. It's just a bit cramped.

I suppose I should be more specific.

Brynn and Avery no longer share a crib.

The morning of the change we heard Avery scream her scream that could only mean one thing.

Brynn bit her.

She has been a bit of a biter lately. She has bit me on several occasions, and it really hurts - even though she's usually biting my leg, through my jeans. It still hurts.

So I can only imagine how it feels for Avery.



I really don't even know what to do about it.

I try to tell Brynn "no bite," as firm as I can muster - but really, she's 9 months old, all she does is smile her cute little smile and go about her biting.

Anyway, Brynn stays in the crib, Avery gets the pack-n-play. I feel a little bad, like Avery is getting demoted or something - but my reasoning for putting her in there, is she is the climber. My guess is she will be the first one to figure out how to climb out of wherever we put her, and the pack-n-play is a shorter fall.


(Yes, that is a completely bare, very pink wall. Nothing on it. Boring. I have no decorating sense what-so-ever, so for now, it's just going to be a bare. very. pink. wall.)

Monday, November 9, 2009

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to my soon-to-be sister-in-law, Valerie!! If only you knew what you were getting into before you said "yes"! :)


Ya know, my elbow still hurts from darts...

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to my brother, Jim!!

I have all sorts of corny stuff I could say, but lets just stick with: you deserve to have a great day today!



I love you, man!
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